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Oh god, it was just incredible. The animation was gorgeous and the story was so.. delightfully weird and touching. Music was also excellent. Definitely my favourite Studio Ghibli film.

Was that really it? Will wondered. Was that what they were all doing, looking for someone less different? Was that what he was doing? Rachel was dynamic and thoughtful and focused and caring and different in more ways than he could count, but the whole point of Rachel, as far as Will was concerned, was that she wasn't him. There was a flaw in Katrina's logic, then. This thing about looking for someone less different ... It only really worked, he realised, if you were convinced that being you wasn't so bad in the first place.

Good. I enjoyed it. Its like Die Hard like the reviews said (but not the last crappy one).
I didnt know what to expect at first, but once I was sure its an action movie I decided to watch it.
The terrorist attack looked quite realistic. Complete w/ the suicide bombing n all that. There were some good gasp moments too like 'omg the prime minister was shot in the head!' The effects n the shooting/fighting scenes were also quite successful, so its all worth it to watch. Only a bit too america...

Thanks to Film4's awesome Studio Ghibli Season, I am currently making my way through a huge majority of their movies. My first time seeing them. So far, having missed Spirited Away on the first day (although I will watch the repeat later on), I have finished Princess Mononoke, Porco Rosso, Kiki's Delivery Service and My Neighbour Totoro (in that order). My favourite of the lot is probably Totoro mainly for the epicness that is CatBus.

In addition to this, I also took the time to watch Winter's Bone, as I am making it a point to watch all of Jennifer Lawrence's starring roles. The film was hard to watch at times (for instance, the scene involving squirrels being eviscerated), but it was a well-made movie and Lawrence's perfomance was flawless as always (she was Oscar nominated after all).

Not as awful as Rise of the Guardians, but still largely disappointed in this one. Definitely not worthy of the praise its been getting. The video game references were kind of cool.. I guess. They didn't really make the film great though. I hated how the vast majority of the movie took place in the Sugar Rush game.

Sarah Silverman in chibi form didn't really help the movie out either.

Thanks to Film4's awesome Studio Ghibli Season, I am currently making my way through a huge majority of their movies. My first time seeing them. So far, having missed Spirited Away on the first day (although I will watch the repeat later on), I have finished Princess Mononoke, Porco Rosso, Kiki's Delivery Service and My Neighbour Totoro (in that order). My favourite of the lot is probably Totoro mainly for the epicness that is CatBus.

Same here, I love Film4 for showing such epic films every single day. My only gripe though is that apart from Mononoke and Spirited Away (and thank god for the last one), all of the films have been in English and well, I don't want to sound like snob or anything, but the Japanese dubs do sound a lot better than their English counterparts. I really don't understand Channel 4's logic for only showing the first two films in Japanese but the rest of the season in English. Hmm....

Anyway, as I've posted earlier, Spirited Away was amazing and is definitely my favourite so far, with Totoro coming a very close second. I just didn't get Princess Mononoke, I'm not entirely sure why but I found it quite boring and monotonous. But I'm looking forward to the rest of the season, especially Howl's Moving Castle tomorrow and Whisper of the Heart on Friday. Miyazaki is such an incredible director.

Was that really it? Will wondered. Was that what they were all doing, looking for someone less different? Was that what he was doing? Rachel was dynamic and thoughtful and focused and caring and different in more ways than he could count, but the whole point of Rachel, as far as Will was concerned, was that she wasn't him. There was a flaw in Katrina's logic, then. This thing about looking for someone less different ... It only really worked, he realised, if you were convinced that being you wasn't so bad in the first place.

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, what can I say about this film aside from the fact that its great. I really enjoyed this movie and it made me feel guilty for laughing, but it was inevitable not to laugh at the shenanigans the gang kept getting into. I didn't really like the ending but it still made me laugh that the chief was the one who ultimately escaped.

Continuing Studio Ghibli Season: I have now seen Arrietty, Howl's Moving Castle, Castle of Cagliostro, Ponyo and Pom Poko. My favourite of this batch is Ponyo, which may stem from my love of The Little Mermaid.

I haven't seen the movie in a long time, but it was as if I had seen it yesterday. I wonder if it's because next to The Little Mermaid, I watched Peter Pan a lot, and so I have pretty much almost memorized the movie visual-wise. The beginning I don't have too many fond memories of, but once Peter shows up, everything was the way I remembered it to be.

I swear that Peter Pan is the best representation of childhood, at least for me. I think I've had my own Neverland for a long time as a kid, so that feeling was strong while watching the movie. Of course, it's also stronger than I remember it to be. I really do love the writing, very crisp and smart. Captain Hook is more cunning than I remembered him to be. And the little romance between Wendy and Peter is adorable. It's such a shame they never got to see each other again until she's a mother. It's heart-breaking in that aspect.

So all-in-all, I really love this movie. It might be up there with my personal favorites, actually. I really need to make a list of my favorite Disney movies one of these days. I find it a shame most kids these days haven't seen it, my little brothers never sat down to watch it with me, and I know they would like this movie if they would just take the time to see it. I guess it helps to get them when they're young. I don't remember how I got introduced to Disney, but I know my parents were part of the reason why I still love Disney movies, since I apparently am the person who'll continue to love my childhood. So, here's to hoping my own children will come to appreciate these movies, Peter Pan in particular.

meowth city, have you seen princess monouke and porco russo there good studio ghibli movies

Yes, I have.

Speaking of which, I have caught up with Ocean Waves, Grave of the Fireflies, Whisper of the Heart, Spirited Away and The Cat Returns. All of which were truly amazing, in particular the last three. Spirited Away is definitely my favourite and I can see why it is so widely praised. Although I do feel quite partial to The Cat Returns, as it is the one and only Studio Ghibli film that I had seen before. Well, that and the fact that I love cats.

Finally got around to seeing Oz the Great and Powerful yesterday. To be perfectly honest, I didn't have that high of expectations for this film. In the back of my head I knew this film was going to be a disappointment. However, I do enjoy the 1939 movie for what it's worth, so I actually saw it in theaters. But.. my god it was awful. Worse than what I initially presumed. I'd even go as far as to say it's worse than Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.. which is a pretty astronomical feat in and of itself. Boring, boring, boring. Just another crappy CGI-laden fantasy flick.